Australia v India: third men’s cricket Test, day five – live | Australia cricket team

By the way, the radar shows a lot of rain. I'm not feeling well today.

“It is clear that Mitch Marsh is not fit enough to play as an all-rounder,” wrote Ross McGillivray. “Is his batting good enough to warrant selection?'' As every soccer fan knows, playing an injured player in a big game is risky. You can't just hit a player's ankle every day for a five-day test. ”

There's no arguing with the all-purpose bit, as we'll discuss below. I think Mitch Marsh is a player that people lose faith in quickly when it comes to the run. He was an integral part last summer, scoring big runs in all three Pakistan Tests, but without him Australia would have lost two of them. He then scored a crucial 40 points in a game against Wellington, when his team was sinking, and scored a game-winning 80 points in Christchurch, sparking Carey's tough pursuit.

So I think he's still making his mark and he got some RBIs in the second dig in Perth this year when Australia was packed and his only at-bats since then were once in Adelaide and once in Brisbane. And only once. He's still establishing himself with solo runs, but it's likely he'll need more runs soon. Once Cameron Green is healthy again, it will be difficult to keep him available.

Email from Tim Thomas: “Given the increasing unpredictability of weather patterns, Test cricket has become one of the I think it's time to pick up the page and widen the range of play.Playing for 5 days out of 7 or 10 days is a good way to ensure results, as there may be cancellations due to rain or heat. That seems like the way to go. Broadcasters and sponsors may never want that, but given the situation in Brisbane for the rest of the week, I think it's ideal.”

The problem is, Tim, the administrators are going in the opposite direction and want to shorten the test to four days. It's more predictable and easier to schedule. Extending the period will never work, as keeping staff and stadiums on standby costs money, and those costs increase every day. Test match broadcast revenue, on the other hand, is a one-time fee for the match, no matter how long it lasts. Therefore, you will spend an extra day with no increase in income, except for the receipt at the gate, which becomes negligible after the 6th day.

Modern schedules are already so congested that most can barely squeeze in two Test series, much less one where matches unexpectedly take more than a week. So while I like the idea (bringing back the timeless test), it would be impossible. The WTC finals will have one extra day if needed, but that's all we know.

“What about the bottom of the third inning?” asks Ruth Perdue in an email. “Do I block Bumrah and hit the other bowlers and see how far I get, or do I block for the day? Do I play the game and risk losing?”

I think if Australia had four bowlers they would be more inclined to do that. Despite their protests, Marsh is clearly not a sure fit, given that he was featured in the second over in Hazlewood's absence. Given Starc and Cummins' workload ahead of Melbourne, I don't think they want to bowl much more than 50 overs. But Test cricket is tough and you never know when you'll be in a position to win next. I think it's worth trying today. Because on the fifth day's pitch in the rain, there is certainly a chance to pick up a few early Indian wickets, as they have done in all but the first innings of this series.

Of course, having said that, we are now losing the over again due to the weather. So there's probably no point and it's better to rescue the bowler and use the day as a batting net.

I'll tell you who this play is important to once they get into the game. Usman Khawaja. Nathan McSweeney. Marnus Labuschagne. Despite Labuscanu's 50 games in Adelaide, they all need to strive for this series. If they have to play Bumrah on a dark, humid day with little to gain, they are hiding in the middle of nowhere, but they have to treat it as an opportunity to put together a good innings without getting too carried away. Must be. It's a free shot.

Here's the new one. we have Lightning delay. Everyone, including ground staff and cameramen, is about to leave the ground. A large dark thundercloud is passing by like a container ship.

India enters the third innings with a difference of 185 runs.

Wicket! deep cent carry b head 31, india 260 for 10

78th place: India 258-9 (Bumrah 10, Deep 29) Lyon also confirmed the catch on his bat pad, but there was no contact.

77th place: India 257-9 (Bumrah 10, Deep 27) That means 98 overs are scheduled for the day, plus one ball from Cummins (which counts as part of yesterday). Unless that happens at lunch or tea time, the innings change is two overs, so the innings can be changed twice from here, meaning four overs. Bringing the total down to 94 overs. Every time India plays here, it's either one less player for Australia to bat with or one less player for India to potentially play against later on.

Cummins snorted and stepped away from the seam. After Deep plays a push-to-point rotation attack, Bumrah fumbles them.

76 overs: India 256-9 (Bumrah 10, deep 27) Nathan Ryan started this day instead of Mitchell Starc. I'm going to have Stark shoot a yorker. Bumrah took a sweep and missed the bat, but his arm got caught and he slipped and was fined and given a four-leg bye. Execution is executed.

75th place: India 252-9 (Bumrah 10, Deep 27) Of course, Cummins only gets one ball. Because last night they had bad light and five balls from his over and he got sent off. Deeply penetrate the cordon along the ground.

Here comes Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep with a chance to do something a little more troubling in Australia's sidelines. And Pat Cummins has a chance for a five-four.

Let me summarize how much fun I had yesterday.

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